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artist (iou)



artist noun. E16.
[Old & mod. French artiste from Italian artista, from arte Art noun1: see -IST.]
A person who is master of the liberal arts; a learned person. E16-M18.
Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida The wise and fool, the artist and unread.
A person who is master of a practical science or pursuit; a medical practitioner, astrologer, astronomer, alchemist, professor of occult sciences, chemist, etc. M16-L19.
W. Rowley The artists..That seek the secrets of futurity. Milton The Moon, whose Orb Through Optic Glass the Tuscan Artist views. Smollett Luckily my wounds were not mortal, and I fell into the hands of a skilful artist.
A person who cultivates or practises one of the fine arts, now esp. painting. L16.
artist's proof a copy of an engraving taken for the artist and valued as fresher than ordinary copies.
A person who practises one of the performing arts; an artiste. L16.
Addison That excellent Artist..having shewn us the Italian Musick in its Perfection. C. Bront? He told me his opinion of..the actress: he judged her as a woman, not an artist.
gen. A skilled performer; a connoisseur. Now only in a specified or understood activity. L16.
I. Walton I will give you more directions concerning fishing; for I would fain make you an Artist. Defoe The mate was an excellent sea artist, and an experienced sailor. A. S. Byatt Cassandra was..an artist in not being on speaking terms.
b. A person, a fellow; (usu. with specifying word) a devotee, an indulger in something. slang. L19.
D. M. Davin A real artist for the booze, isn't he? Henry Miller Neither of us is a booze artist.
= ARTISAN 1. obsolete exc. as infl. by sense 3, a person who makes his or her craft a fine Art. M17.
Pope Then from his anvil the lame artist rose. Southey Greek artists in the imperial city forged That splendid armour. H. L. Mencken And yet the man was a superb artist in words, a master-writer.
A person who practises artifice; a schemer, contriver. M17-E19.
Defoe The young artist that has done this roguery.
artistlike adjective & adverb (in a manner) befitting an artist, artistic(ally) E18.
artistly adverb (now rare) artistically, in the manner of an artist M18.
artistry noun artistic ability, artistic characteristics M19.

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Definition: When a country converts its nationalized Industries or businesses to private ownership.